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Wednesday, 23 January 2013

For those not aware, I have a Redbubble shop.
I add to it from time to time, but with my studies the last two years, I haven't had time. I plan on actually getting in to some more t-shirt designs and add some more photography for canvas prints.

For now, checkout what I have up there, there may be some thing that you cannot live with out. Also, there are a few photographs of Hot Rods on there for any eager car enthusiast.

Saturday, 19 January 2013

A friend I had lost touch with a few years back, announced that she was going to be having
a baby with her wonderful husband. I knew she had wanted her own
children for a long time due to her own childhood. To give her some
thing special to put photos and memories in I decided to make her a mini
album.

Tuesday, 8 January 2013

I loved working on this project so much I started a second one while still working on the first one. What it is, is a mini album with a Hidden Hinge System from a Kathy Orta tutorial for herAll Occasion Mini Album. The tutorial for this mini album called for quite a lot of card so, which just seemed a bit expensive. So, I visited my local Officeworks and purchased a 25pk of 210gsm A3 card for only $12. This made this much more economical and as the card was a heavier gsm the hinge and pages turned out a lot more sturdy.

I loved this album as I was able to use some of the 6x6 inch paper pads I hadn't been able to use much before. For this first one I used my left over Black and White Timeless from Kaisercraft.

The hidden hinge took demo and a little while to get my brain around. Once I got it though it made perfect sense. With, again, a little modifications, I got it all to work out nicely and I can now also modify it further for my own liking.

I ended up reworking the cover design Kathy had done for her Mini Album due to not being able to get one of the items she used for the spine. I am actually happier with how mine turned out. I also chose to use fabric for my spine rather than cardstock, as a friend who was showing how to make this mini album had two spines with card stock crack. The fabric gives a great amount of give ensuring it wouldn't be tight, crack or split.

The finished Product
I have ReAlLy enjoyed this project, and I wish I had more friends to make them for. If there is, however, anyone who is not a papercraft who wants one, please feel free to contact me to order one.